Anishinaabe Education

Anishinaabe Education

Cross Cultural EducationLocated on the site of the former Shingwauk Indian Residential School, Algoma University offers a unique and historically rich setting for a cross-cultural community where Anishinaabe (First Nations, Métis and Inuit), Canadian and international students and faculty learn from each other in a spirit of friendship and respect.

Algoma is committed to providing an educational environment for Anishinaabe students that is respectful, inclusive and welcoming.

In 2006, Algoma University honoured and acknowledged this commitment by signing a Covenant with the Shingwauk Education Trust. This Covenant, witnessed by then National Chief Phil Fontaine, among others, articulates a promise by Algoma University to support the creation of Shingwauk Kinoomaage Gamig, a sister-institution which will share the campus and provide unique educational programming from an Anishinaabe world-view.

This commitment is brought to life in a number of ways every day on our campus, where you will find a focus on developing and maintaining a positive and supportive environment for Anishinaabe students.

On campus you will also find: